Access has revised its Java virtual machine (JVM), adding support for several current Java standards. “JV-Lite 2 CE Edition” runs on Linux and other embedded OSes, and targets PDAs, smartphones, set-top boxes, game consoles, and telematics applications. It appears in Casio's Casiopea DT-5100 handy terminal.

According to Access, JV-Lite 2 is a Sun-authorized Java module compatible with Embedded Java, Personal Java, and J2ME (Java 2 Micro Edition). It supports CDC HI (connected device configuration, hotspot implementation) and includes WAVE (Windows-based Abstract Virtual Environment), a simple window manager for easy porting to various types of hardware platforms.

Access says the new JVM integrates and shares resources with its NetFront browser, providing a compact Java-enabled browser. Access claims NetFront is the most widely used embedded browser, with 126 million deployments across 280 unique Internet devices including mobile phones, PDAs, digital televisions, game consoles, and automobile telematics systems from 90 major device manufacturers.

JV-Lite 2 was derived from JV-Lite, a proprietary implementation of clean-room Java that has been licensed to 14 OEMs, according to Access, and has shipped over two million copies.

Access says Casio selected JV-Lite 2 CE Edition for the new Casiopea DT-5100 handy terminal (pictured above), a PDA with integrated camera, scanner, VoIP phone, walkie-talkie, and more. Access demonstrated the new JVM running on the DT-5100 at the Embedded Systems Expo and Conference July 7-9 in Tokyo.

 
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